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"It was a cold wintry day when I brought my children to live in rural West Virginia. The farmhouse was one hundred years old, there was already snow on the ground, and the heat was sparse-—as was the insulation. The floors weren’t even, either. My then-twelve-year-old son walked in the door and said, “You’ve brought us to this slanted little house to die." Keep reading our story....

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• What's for Dinner?
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• I'm going to put some rock down there, but it's a messy poopy mess anyway because sometimes I just dump bales there in the winter because I don't want to take them across the barn yard. I grade it in the spring.
  Suzanne McMinn on Really Big Hay Feeder
• One thing to consider is that having the feeder right there will mean that your livestock turns all the ground around it (and directly in front of your other barn access) into a muddy, poopy mess. Just a thought!
  Hlhohnholz on Really Big Hay Feeder
• I am probably going to be the only dissenting and reasonable voice here. There is no honor in serving the military industrial complex. There is no honor in killing people you don't know for money. There is no honor in creating orphans and victims...and lastly there is no honor in burying your child a month before his 27th Birthday. None. All that I can say in support of your son's choice is this; May he put himself in the shoes of those he is invading and may he come home in one piece. I hope for the best for all concerned.
  jamiesan on An Army Graduation
• I can really commiserate with this story. When I had my back yard flock some would inevitably wait until roosting to lay an egg.....on the floor below. Needless to say, by morning light, the crew would be cleaning up...so to speak, haha. I never did figure out how to keep them from laying in the evening but wish it was as easy a fix as yours. Love the ingenuity.
  jamiesan on Hen Cooks Own Breakfast
• Teresa, I don't know, but it has chicken stock, but it would need to be PC'd at meat time.
  Suzanne McMinn on The Squash Season
• What did you end up naming this cutie?
  sesamekaren on There's a Lamb in My House
• BTW....WELCOME BACK!!!! Last week, without any new posts from you, was liking going into a diner.....every night, longing for a slice of pie...and finding out thet are all out.....today, I feel like a got a whole pie.......thanks.....you were missed!
  sesamekaren on The Mister Has Landed
• Guess Morgan will enlist in the air force? Congrats, you are rightfully one proud Mama!
  sesamekaren on An Army Graduation
• How bout playing a little Pat Benatar....."Hit me with your best shot....fire away", when doing the deed.....couldn't hurt!
  sesamekaren on The Mister Has Landed
• Just the recipe I was looking for! What are your thoughts/instructions on PCing this? Thank you.
  TeresaJM on The Squash Season
• Just one shot of semen is in there. The container is big because usually people are ordering for a whole herd.
  Suzanne McMinn on The Mister Has Landed

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